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San Diego Union-Tribune

The lawyer and the lawmaker: Candidates for San Diego city attorney lay out competing visions

San Diego Union-Tribune
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Deputy City Attorney Heather Ferbert is a longtime municipal lawyer who has never before run for political office.

Assemblymember Brian Maienschein is also a longtime politician who hasn’t practiced much law.

Ferbert says she will continue to lead the 170 -lawyer office in much the same way Elliott has the last eight years .

Maienschein has tried to accuse Ferbert , who has handled some land deals for Elliott , of being partly responsible for the notorious 101 Ash St. deal and other questionable land deals.

Ferbert said every one of those deals took place long before she handled any real estate deals for the city.

She said voters need to focus on who they can trust to be a good steward of taxpayer money.

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